{"id":332498,"date":"2026-08-29T04:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332498\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T04:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:46:26","slug":"letter-queens-will-is-well-worth-recommending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332498\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: \u2018Queen\u2019s Will\u2019 is well worth recommending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\" title=\"The Honolulu Star-Advertiser\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sa-media.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/sa-logo.svg\" alt=\"Honolulu Star-Advertiser\" title=\"Honolulu Star-Advertiser\" border=\"0\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                    Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? <a onclick=\"hsaGTMEvent(&#039;event&#039;, &#039;click&#039;, {&#039;event_category&#039;: &#039;Paywall Story&#039;, &#039;event_label&#039;: &#039;Log In Button&#039;});\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/user-access\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.staradvertiser.com%2F2026%2F08%2F28%2Feditorial%2Fletters%2Fletter-queens-will-is-well-worth-recommending%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in now<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser for publishing an article about \u201cThe Queen\u2019s Will\u201d play at Kumu Kahua Theatre in the second-page column usually reserved for movie and book reviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/2026\/08\/21\/hawaii-news\/theater-couple-have-simultaneous-shows-in-honolulu\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(\u201cTheater couple have simultaneous shows,\u201d Star-Advertiser, Aug. <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/2026\/08\/21\/hawaii-news\/theater-couple-have-simultaneous-shows-in-honolulu\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">21)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage all Native Hawaiians, kamaaina and non-kamaaina to see this historical play.<\/p>\n<p>All three actors, besides their main role, manifest at least one other character, be it a court witness, a wealthy landowner or even Queen Lili\u2018uokulani in her final days.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, Maile Kapua\u2018ala, seemed to be possessed by the palace courtiers she portrayed, still grief-stricken by their queen\u2019s death and the overthrow of their kingdom. I am haunted by her bone-cracking portrayal of a character experiencing a severe fit.<\/p>\n<p>The play even gives a poke at the late Princess Abigail Kawananakoa, who apparently was one degree of separation short to the royal succession from Princess Theresa Owana Ka\u2018ohelelani La\u2018anui Wilcox Belliveau.<\/p>\n<p>John Kapanui <\/p>\n<p>                        Don&#8217;t miss out on what&#8217;s happening!<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-form-blurb m-0\">Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It&#8217;s FREE!<\/p>\n<p>Nuuanu<\/p>\n<p>EXPRESS YOURSELF\n<\/p>\n<p>The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a letter to the editor. <\/p>\n<p>\n&gt;&gt; Write us: We welcome letters up to 150 words, and guest columns of 500-600 words. We reserve the right to edit for clarity and length. 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